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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “santuary”
Where the money went
Largest: $30,000 to SANTUARY FARMS — non-profit urban garden
Largest: $20,000 to SKYDOG SANCTUARY — support a santuary for mustangs
Pat Moran Family FoundationDeerfield Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $180,000 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to OCTAGON SEQUENCE OF EIGHT INC (OCTAGON WILDLIFE SANTUARY) — build new habitats, medical, feeding, and maintenance for animals
John L Carleton FoundationSanta Barbara, CA
4 matching grants · $16,500 · through 2024Largest: $4,750 to Santuary Centers of Santa Barbara — residential psychotherapy
Xl FoundationLos Angeles, CA
4 matching grants · $8,810 · through 2025Largest: $3,110 to PASA (PAN AFRICAN SANTUARY ALLIANCE — to fund exempt purpose activity
Largest: $10,700 to Blue Heart Santuary Inc — sewer repair project
Shreveport Regional Arts CouncilShreveport, LACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $28,700 · through 2024Largest: $10,300 to SANTUARY ARTS SCHOOL — promotion of the art
Largest: $10,000 to Lilys Legacy Senior Dog Santuary — to assist in carrying out mission/purpose.
Largest: $5,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY INC — honor santuary inc: educational and outreach programs
Fig Tree FundJacksonville, FL
3 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to Wing Haven — maintain garden and bird santuary
Largest: $51,000 to AUSTIN FARM SANTUARY — unrestricted use to support the organization's exempt purpose
Largest: $30,000 to HUBBARD ANIMAL SANTUARY — support of operations
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →